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Weber State College Friday, May 5, 19S9 Volume 49 Number 72 Women's groups call for boycott (CPS) Domino's Pizza, noting that a nationwide campus boycott by some women's groups "has caused real problems for some of our stores," denies it or Tom Monaghan, its founder, have made donations to Operation Rescue, a militant anti-abortion group. "Tom Monaghan has no position on Operation Rescue," said Kerry McNulty, a spokesperson at Domino's headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich. "They're a militant organization. We have no connection with them whatsoever." The National Organization for Women (NOW) called for a boycott of the 5,000-store pizza chain's products to protest a 550,000 donation Monaghan made to a Michigan committee to try to stop state-funded abortions, and another $10,000 donation by Domino's Farms a Monaghan-owned real estate and development firm that is not related to Domino's Pizza to the same group.' Yet, in deciding whether or not to join the Domino's boycott, some students quickly got the impression Domino's was supporting Operation Rescue. "We're protesting the gift to this specific group," Connecticut College senior Stephanie Muller, one of the first collegians to heed the boycott call, told College Press Service in March. "Their tactics are particularly radical and obstructive to women's groups." Muller says she got the impression Domino's had supported Operation Rescue from a Connecticut College Women's Center newsletter. "The newsletter did have an article saying Domino's had donated money to Operation Rescue," said psychology Prof. Joan Chrisler, a newsletter co-editor. "I got the information from NOW. I presume they got it by examining Operation Rescue records." At Gouchcr College in Maryland, pro-choice activists also got the impression from NOW that Monaghan had given money to Operation Rescue. "The information we got was from an article (about NOW's boycott call) in Ms. Magazine and the rumor that Operation Rescue received money from Domino's," (see BOYCOTT on page 5) 4 4 .if fit'.. iv . 'kV- T "4 ' -""' - ; -4. if ," a. 4 J" . , . 1 i ." AJ , ; " i" r , N , ? 1 . -1 . . . w f 1 ;.i .'-'" . V"' V ti J ' WHAT'S THIS? A HOT TUB? Wishful thinking. Actually, this man and others are working to repair a broken water line under the Moench Mall. (The Signpost photo: Keith M. Quimby) Soviets earn more money By Larry D. Richardson Contributing Writer "Soviets are trying to make as much money as they can today, because tomorrow may be different," Lada Adams of the Defense Language Institute told students at Issues Forum yesterday. Adams, originally from Moscow, has Master's degrees in linguistics, philosophy, and journalism. Now an American citizen, Adams has revisited Russia 10 times since she came to America 17 years ago. 'There is good and bad wherever you go," she said. "On no occasion in the past did I come back with such drastically changed perceptions than I did eight months ago, on my most recent visit to Russia," said Lada Adams. "I was not asked if I was bringing in any foreign literature, and nothing was confiscated. "Imagine a badge that says 'I will join any party except the communist party.' You wouldn't see that in Russia two years ago." But she saw it along with other pins stating political opinions in Russia eight months ago. Other changes she noticed included such items as parking meters, video games, heated swimming pools, bowling alleys, and privately owned parking lots. "Private enterprise is booming with almost 1 million entrepreneurs. There are 5,500 Co-op stores which now offer excellent quality foods atoutrageous prices." Japanese TV's and VCR's are now available in Russia. The average price of a VCR in Russia is 4,500 rubles and a TV is a mere 2,000 rubles the exchange rate of one (see SOVIETS on page 3) NASA pursues future exploration goals By Paul Johnson Contributing Writer Your children may experience a sunrise far different than your own. Earth would be but a twinkling in the sky as the day's sun breaks over the rugged mountains of a distant red landscape. Soon the colonists from our world arise and enjoy a breakfast on Mars. Such is one ambition of NASA's space program, said Alan Ladwig, this week's Convocations speaker. He is the Director of Special Projects in the Office of Exploration Inside Xews . . . Honors week ends liiiiiH Opinion . . , Student activism in China page 4 Entertainment . . Concert choir nears end of season page 6 Sports . . . 7th title sought by men's tennis page 7 at NASA, which is pursuing ideas for a focused program of human exploration of space. "We envision the 21st Century as a time when human beings will have broken free of the physical and psychological bounds of Earth," said Ladwig. "The possibilities are exciting." "Greetings from the Moon" or "Just passin' through the Asteroid Belt" might be the salutations on future postcards from space travellers, said Ladwig during a slide show. Orbiting space stations and planetary resorts would accomodate the space-tourists. Until then, however, Ladwig said NASA must work on developing the current space program. "What should be the next major milestone?" he asked, adding that this summer marks the 20lh anniversary of the last major milestone man's first steps on the moon. The colonization of the moon is one consideration, said Ladwig. Astronauts could carry supplies from Earth for construction, though in previous missions, the last in 1972, they haven't left much to work with other than a few moon rovers jeep-like exploration vehicles. "Maybe if we jump-started them we could use them again," Ladwig said. In addition to those brought from Earth,. materials mined from the moon's surface could establish a ready base for "the use of the moon as a step to Mars." A journey to the red planet would currently require eight months to arrive, as compared to the three days needed to reach the moon. Expeditions could land on the moon or dock with a space station for fuel and provisions to continue the long joumey. Once there, however, Ladwig believes it would be worth the trip. "It's an exciting planet," he said. Violent wind storms roar across its dusty surface, a vast canyon covers the length of the United States, and mountains 27 kilometers high dwarf the mountains of Earth. NASA also hopes to explore other planets in addition to Mars, as well as comets and various space phenomenon. Direct contact will be aided by the implementation of giant space telescopes, which, as Ladwig said, will peer into "the edge of the universe, the beginning of time," and discover "the black hole where all the socks we've lost in the dryer over the years are located." In the near future, NASA expects to aid in the construction of a joint international space facility with the European Space Agency and Japan. Ladwig related how the ' (see CON VO on page 5)

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Weber State College Friday, May 5, 19S9 Volume 49 Number 72 Women's groups call for boycott (CPS) Domino's Pizza, noting that a nationwide campus boycott by some women's groups "has caused real problems for some of our stores," denies it or Tom Monaghan, its founder, have made donations to Operation Rescue, a militant anti-abortion group. "Tom Monaghan has no position on Operation Rescue," said Kerry McNulty, a spokesperson at Domino's headquarters in Ann Arbor, Mich. "They're a militant organization. We have no connection with them whatsoever." The National Organization for Women (NOW) called for a boycott of the 5,000-store pizza chain's products to protest a 550,000 donation Monaghan made to a Michigan committee to try to stop state-funded abortions, and another $10,000 donation by Domino's Farms a Monaghan-owned real estate and development firm that is not related to Domino's Pizza to the same group.' Yet, in deciding whether or not to join the Domino's boycott, some students quickly got the impression Domino's was supporting Operation Rescue. "We're protesting the gift to this specific group," Connecticut College senior Stephanie Muller, one of the first collegians to heed the boycott call, told College Press Service in March. "Their tactics are particularly radical and obstructive to women's groups." Muller says she got the impression Domino's had supported Operation Rescue from a Connecticut College Women's Center newsletter. "The newsletter did have an article saying Domino's had donated money to Operation Rescue," said psychology Prof. Joan Chrisler, a newsletter co-editor. "I got the information from NOW. I presume they got it by examining Operation Rescue records." At Gouchcr College in Maryland, pro-choice activists also got the impression from NOW that Monaghan had given money to Operation Rescue. "The information we got was from an article (about NOW's boycott call) in Ms. Magazine and the rumor that Operation Rescue received money from Domino's," (see BOYCOTT on page 5) 4 4 .if fit'.. iv . 'kV- T "4 ' -""' - ; -4. if ," a. 4 J" . , . 1 i ." AJ , ; " i" r , N , ? 1 . -1 . . . w f 1 ;.i .'-'" . V"' V ti J ' WHAT'S THIS? A HOT TUB? Wishful thinking. Actually, this man and others are working to repair a broken water line under the Moench Mall. (The Signpost photo: Keith M. Quimby) Soviets earn more money By Larry D. Richardson Contributing Writer "Soviets are trying to make as much money as they can today, because tomorrow may be different," Lada Adams of the Defense Language Institute told students at Issues Forum yesterday. Adams, originally from Moscow, has Master's degrees in linguistics, philosophy, and journalism. Now an American citizen, Adams has revisited Russia 10 times since she came to America 17 years ago. 'There is good and bad wherever you go," she said. "On no occasion in the past did I come back with such drastically changed perceptions than I did eight months ago, on my most recent visit to Russia," said Lada Adams. "I was not asked if I was bringing in any foreign literature, and nothing was confiscated. "Imagine a badge that says 'I will join any party except the communist party.' You wouldn't see that in Russia two years ago." But she saw it along with other pins stating political opinions in Russia eight months ago. Other changes she noticed included such items as parking meters, video games, heated swimming pools, bowling alleys, and privately owned parking lots. "Private enterprise is booming with almost 1 million entrepreneurs. There are 5,500 Co-op stores which now offer excellent quality foods atoutrageous prices." Japanese TV's and VCR's are now available in Russia. The average price of a VCR in Russia is 4,500 rubles and a TV is a mere 2,000 rubles the exchange rate of one (see SOVIETS on page 3) NASA pursues future exploration goals By Paul Johnson Contributing Writer Your children may experience a sunrise far different than your own. Earth would be but a twinkling in the sky as the day's sun breaks over the rugged mountains of a distant red landscape. Soon the colonists from our world arise and enjoy a breakfast on Mars. Such is one ambition of NASA's space program, said Alan Ladwig, this week's Convocations speaker. He is the Director of Special Projects in the Office of Exploration Inside Xews . . . Honors week ends liiiiiH Opinion . . , Student activism in China page 4 Entertainment . . Concert choir nears end of season page 6 Sports . . . 7th title sought by men's tennis page 7 at NASA, which is pursuing ideas for a focused program of human exploration of space. "We envision the 21st Century as a time when human beings will have broken free of the physical and psychological bounds of Earth," said Ladwig. "The possibilities are exciting." "Greetings from the Moon" or "Just passin' through the Asteroid Belt" might be the salutations on future postcards from space travellers, said Ladwig during a slide show. Orbiting space stations and planetary resorts would accomodate the space-tourists. Until then, however, Ladwig said NASA must work on developing the current space program. "What should be the next major milestone?" he asked, adding that this summer marks the 20lh anniversary of the last major milestone man's first steps on the moon. The colonization of the moon is one consideration, said Ladwig. Astronauts could carry supplies from Earth for construction, though in previous missions, the last in 1972, they haven't left much to work with other than a few moon rovers jeep-like exploration vehicles. "Maybe if we jump-started them we could use them again," Ladwig said. In addition to those brought from Earth,. materials mined from the moon's surface could establish a ready base for "the use of the moon as a step to Mars." A journey to the red planet would currently require eight months to arrive, as compared to the three days needed to reach the moon. Expeditions could land on the moon or dock with a space station for fuel and provisions to continue the long joumey. Once there, however, Ladwig believes it would be worth the trip. "It's an exciting planet," he said. Violent wind storms roar across its dusty surface, a vast canyon covers the length of the United States, and mountains 27 kilometers high dwarf the mountains of Earth. NASA also hopes to explore other planets in addition to Mars, as well as comets and various space phenomenon. Direct contact will be aided by the implementation of giant space telescopes, which, as Ladwig said, will peer into "the edge of the universe, the beginning of time," and discover "the black hole where all the socks we've lost in the dryer over the years are located." In the near future, NASA expects to aid in the construction of a joint international space facility with the European Space Agency and Japan. Ladwig related how the ' (see CON VO on page 5)